questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many fines have been issued for violating tree preservation orders in each year since 2010.
answerText: Fines for violating tree preservation orders are issued locally through Magistrates Courts and the government does not hold information on fines issued. Anyone found guilty of violating a Tree Preservation Order is liable to a fine of up to £20,000.
heading: Tree Preservation Orders: Fines